Antler, an early-stage VC, has announced its inaugural portfolio of investments for Antler Berlin. Launched in 2017 in Singapore, Antler holds a mission to enable and invest in the world’s most exceptional people building the defining companies of tomorrow. Antler reports that it received almost 1,500 applications from entrepreneurs to join the first Antler Berlin cohort. Antler has offices in London, Berlin, Stockholm, New York, Singapore, and Sydney.
Among the first batch of investments include four Fintech firms including; Whoosh, Tapline, Rise, and Peccala. All of the firms will be presented at a demo day (September 22, 2021).
Alan Poensgen, Partner at Antler explained they work with companies from the earliest possible stage.
“At this early stage it is all about the founder talent, which is why we spend so much time identifying the best founders to join us. We have worked very closely with these 60 founders as they were forming strong co-founding teams, validating their business ideas and building early traction. After three intense months between April and June, we have invested in eight companies. I am personally very excited to see how far these companies have come with the incredibly hard work that the founders have put in over the past months as they were iterating on their first products, acquiring customers and building their fast growing teams.”
Sarah Finegan, Director at Antler said that Demo Day is a great opportunity to leave stealth mode, present themselves to the broader ecosystem and gather interest from potential partners.
Christoph Klink, Partner at Antler added:
“This inaugural Demo Day here in Berlin sets the stage for the first eight portfolio companies in the region. It also marks the beginning of our journey to build a diversified portfolio of 160+ early-stage technology companies in the next 4 years across DACH & Eastern Europe. I am personally very excited about the entrepreneurial spirit and diverse talent across the many geographical hotspots that we have here and I believe that these first eight portfolio companies are a great validation for our hypothesis.”
To date, Antler has invested in over 350 companies globally across 30 different industries.
- Tapline – Fintech – A technology-based funding platform for subscription-based companies with recurring revenues as an alternative to traditional sources of financing
- Whoosh – Fintech / Food – An online ordering and paying platform (through a QR code) for dine-in restaurant guests helping restaurants save on waiting time, manpower, and transaction fees
- Piccola – Fintech – A Crypto robo-advisor that allows retail investors to easily and effectively invest into crypto currencies.
- Clare&Me – Healthtech – An automated AI-driven audio bot to counter mental illnesses such as anxiety and mild depression.
- HeyLama – Edtech – A language tutor marketplace that empowers the tutor-student relationship with technology tools to improve the language learning experience.
- Insightful – Edtech / Entertainment – An app that combines acquiring knowledge and fun to bring learning to our daily routines
- Randevu – PaaS / B2B SaaS – A B2B, PaaS solution (low- code/ no-code) for building and running marketplaces and matching platforms, in an easy, lean, and cost efficient way
- Rise – Marketplace / Fintech – A social token network to discover, meet, and invest in creators, creating a new asset class
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